St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-08-17
Manitoba Excited Over the Canadian
Paeifie's Opposition to the New
Red River Line.
Time Between st. Paul and Chicago Re-
duced to Fourteen Hours by ALI
the Roads.
The Rock Island and the Wisconsin
Central Do Not Like the Arrange
ment at ALI.
An Exceedingly Fine Prospect Of a Very
Serious Rate War on This
Account.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WINNIPEG, Mont, Aug. 16.-When
Manager Vanhorn was inspecting the
Canadian Pacific railway shops and
yard yesterday with Sir George Stephen
and Sir Donald Smith, he gave orders to
have a lot of track torn up in the yard,
and to have the rails and ties shipped TO
Emerson for the purpose of relaying the
Emerson Loop line from Pembina june
ton to Emerson. The rails to the eX-
tent of two car loads and four car loads
of ties were loaded and shipped south
by special train at O clock this morning,
the object being to prevent suspicion.
VanhOrn said the rails and ties were for
the purpose of relaying the track on the
Emerson Loop line. and he added that
he was going to teach the Red River fel-
lows few tricks before he was through.
The object to being have the Loop
track laid before the Red River valley
graders reach the once abandoned line
in order to
PREVENT THE PROVINCIAL ROAD
from going through. A reporter called
at RYAN d Havey's Office and saw III. ..
Strong. chief engineer, who stated that
it didn't make bit of difference If the
Canadian Pacific railroad laid hundred
tracks, as the Red river valley boys
would go through fire and water to
reach the boundary. VanhOrn's act
is condemned in the warmeSt possible
manner, as all the banks and citizens
are determined that they will build the
road this year or break from the con-
federation. NOrquay left for Ottawa
to-day. going by the states. He has
gone to see Sir John Macdonald, and it
is feared some double game is being
worked. The enthusiasm and unanim-
ity which attended the mass meeting
last night to discuss commercial union
with the states shows clearly the temper
of the people should they be pushed to
further evaporation.
PUBLIC MEETING
was held here last night to discuss com
mercial union with the United States.
1t was a thoroughly representative
gathering of commercial interests of the
Canadian Northwest, the chief speaker
was Prof. Goodwin Smith, of Toronto,
who said he believed that in time ii
tariff were removed the Canadian
Northwest would find market for its
wheat in American cities in place OF
England. Enthusiast site speeches i'll
favor of closer commercial relation, with
the states were made by prominent
citizens, and the meeting was unanl-
mOusly in favor of this view.
There are probabilities here of
A SERIOUS CONFLICT
between the Canadian Pacific and Red
River Valley railways. The latter road
runs between the Canadian Pacific rail
way track and the Red river, a distance
of one mile, and is now being graded.
The Canadian Pacific railway have got
a large force OF men and intend to build
a spur of their road from Morris to the
river under cover of darkness tonight
and defy the Red River road, which hav-
ing been diSallowed, is held to be an il
legal enterprise, from crossing their
track. Should conflict ensue between
the employees of the respective roads it
might. in the present state of the north
west feeling, precipitate rebellion.